NIGHT PRAYER MONDAY

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NIGHT PRAYER MONDAY

• O God, come to my aid.O Lord, make haste to help
  me.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to
  the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is
  now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen.
  Alleluia.
• Examination of conscience
• Lord, we have sinned against youLord, have
  mercy.Lord, have mercy.
• Lord, show us your mercy and love.And grant us
  your salvation. 
•  May almighty God have mercy on us,
• forgive us our sins,
• and bring us to everlasting life.
• Amen.

Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom,
lead thou me on!The night is dark, and I am far
from home lead thou me on!Keep thou my feet I
do not ask to seethe distant scene one step
enough for me. I loved to choose and see my
path but now lead thou me on!I loved the
garish day, and, spite of fears,pride ruled my
will remember not past years!So long thy power
hath blessed me, sure it stillwill lead me
on.O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent,
till the night is gone,And with the morn those
angel faces smile, which I have loved long
since, and lost awhile! By John Henry Newman,
1833
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• Antiphon You, Lord God, are slow to anger,
  abounding in love.
• Psalm 85(86)
• Turn your ear, O Lord, and give answer
• for I am poor and needy.
• Preserve my life, for I am faithful
• save the servant who trusts in you.
• You are my God, have mercy on me, Lord,
• for I cry to you all the day long.
• Give joy to your servant, O Lord,
• for to you I lift up my soul.
• O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
• full of love to all who call.
• Give heed, O Lord, to my prayer
• and attend to the sound of my voice.
• In the day of distress I will call
• and surely you will reply.
• Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord
• nor work to compare with yours.
• All the nations shall come to adore you

Show me, Lord, you way so that I may walk in your
truth. Guide my heart to fear your name. I will
praise, Lord my God, with all my heart and
glorify your name for ever for your love to me
has been great you have saved me from the depths
of the grave. The proud have risen against
me ruthless men seek my life to you they pay no
heed. But you, God of mercy and compassion, slow
to anger, O Lord, abounding in love and
truth, turn and take pity on me. O give your
strength to your servant and save your handmaids
son. Show me a sign of your favour that my foes
may see to their shame that you console me and
give me your help. Glory be to the Father and to
the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the
beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen. Antiphon You, Lord God, are
slow to anger, abounding in love.
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• Scripture Reading 1Thessalonians 59-10
• God choose us to possess salvation through our
  Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us in order that
  we might live together with him, whether we are
  alive or dead when he comes.
• Short Responsory
• Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.-
  Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.You
  have redeemed us, Lord, God of faithfulness.-
  Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.Glory
  be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
  Spirit.- Into your hands, Lord, I commend my
  spirit.

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• Canticle Nunc Dimittis
• Ant. Save us, Lord, while we are awake protect
  us while we sleep that we may keep watch with
  Christ and rest with him in peace.
• Now, Master, you let your servant go in
  peace. You have fulfilled your promise.My own
  eyes have seen your salvation, which you have
  prepared in the sight of all peoples.A light to
  bring the Gentiles from darkness the glory of
  your people Israel.Glory be to the Father and
  to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in
  the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
  without end.Amen.
• Ant. Save us, Lord, while we are awake protect
  us while we sleep that we may keep watch with
  Christ and rest with him in peace.

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• Concluding Prayer
• Lord,
• give our bodies restful sleep
• and let the work we have done today
• be sown for an eternal harvest.
• Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
• May the almighty Lord grant us a quiet night and
  a perfect end.
• A M E N

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• Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli porta
  manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,
• Surgere qui curat, populo tu quae genuisti,
• Natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem
• Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore
  sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.